Bank of England Levy

How the Bank of England’s policy functions are funded

Overview

On 1 March 2024, the Bank of England Levy replaced the Cash Ratio Deposit scheme as a means of funding the costs of the Bank’s monetary policy and financial stability operations. 

Bank of England Levy Framework Document

The Bank of England Levy Framework Document outlines the Bank’s approach to levying the costs of its policy functions in pursuit of its Financial Stability and Monetary Policy objectives. 

The Levy will be applied on a proportional basis, which means that the Bank will allocate the policy costs to be recovered by the Levy in proportion to an eligible institution’s liability base. This will be a continuation of how the Cash Ratio Deposit scheme operated. The policy rationale for using the eligible liability base is the link between the size of a financial institution’s liabilities and its potential impact on the Bank’s financial stability and monetary policy functions.

The Bank issued a Policy Statement on the 25 January 2024 confirming the responses received to its Consultation Paper on the Bank of England Levy Framework Document.

Our Statistical Reporting page provides information and guidance for firms on reporting their eligible liabilities.

Any queries on the Bank of England Levy should be sent to BoELevy@bankofengland.co.uk.

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This page was last updated 19 March 2024